A man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court charged over an incident last night in Wrexham where slates were thrown from the roof of a house.

Police negotiators had to talk a man down from on top of the property in Delfryn, Wrexham .

Derek John Roberts appeared at Flintshire magistrates court this morning charged with affray and other offences.

But there were dramatic scenes when an alarm had to be sounded and the court adjourned when he refused to stand up and punched and kicked the wall of the dock before lying on the floor shouting and swearing.

Custody officers came in and took him away to the cells.

Roberts, 34, of no fixed abode, is charged with affray, possessing two knives, intimidating a witness and criminal damage to roofing tiles of a house owned by Wrexham council .

He is further charged with two public order offences and a breaching a restraining order following an incident on June 10.

Details of the prosecution case were outlined by prosecutor Helen Tench.

Justine McVitie did not apply for bail.

Magistrates remanded him in custody to appear at a plea and case management hearing on

The incident on Sunday evening is said to have come to a conclusion at 11.10 p.m. after a police negotiator was called in.